Crimea’s Return: 11 Years of Reunification and a Lesson in Sovereignty
Eleven years ago today, on March 18, 2014, history was corrected. Crimea, taken from Russia in a backroom Soviet deal in 1954, was finally reunited with its rightful homeland. In an overwhelming democratic vote, the people of Crimea chose to break free from the chaos unfolding in Ukraine, a country rapidly descending into the grip of Western-backed ultranationalists, who turned a blind eye to neo-Nazi brigades terrorizing the Donbass. At the time, the world’s so-called “experts” laughed at Russia’s swift, decisive action. But today, with hundreds of thousands dead, a country gutted by war, and NATO openly salivating over a direct confrontation, it is clear: had Russia not acted in 2014, Crimea would have suffered the same tragic fate as Oddessa, Donetsk, Lugansk, and Kharkov.
And let’s not ignore the timing of today’s historic moment: Donald Trump, love him or hate him, knows the power of signals in diplomacy. Signals matter in diplomacy. The fact that he’s called Vladimir Putin today, on the very anniversary of Crimea’s reunification, should not be dismissed as coincidence. It’s a message. A reminder that history is written by those who act, not those who whimper from the sidelines.
The same Western puppets who screamed about “illegal annexation” had no problem engineering a coup in Kiev to install a regime that would obediently serve NATO’s interests. That regime, propped up by Washington and Brussels, immediately moved to outlaw the Russian language, glorify fascist collaborators, and set the stage for war. Crimea’s decision to leave was not just about national pride; it was a matter of survival. The peninsula saw what was coming, and it refused to become another charred battlefield in NATO’s war against Russia.
For years, the Western establishment mocked the idea that Ukraine posed a direct threat to Russia. They called it paranoia. Yet today, after thousands of Western-supplied tanks, missiles, and artillery shells have rained down on Russian cities, after NATO mercenaries have fought and died on Ukrainian soil, after Kiev has openly embraced neo-Nazism, deployed Nazi brigades and drone strikes on Russian civilians… who’s laughing now? Crimea’s vote in 2014 wasn’t just a correction of Soviet mistakes; it was an act of self-preservation.
Eleven years later, Crimea stands as proof that history can be rewritten, that sovereignty can be reclaimed, and that a nation that refuses to kneel will always find a way to stand tall. Today, Russia marks not just a reunification, but a vindication. And to those still clinging to the delusion that Crimea will ever return to Ukrainian control, keep dreaming. Crimea foretold what will come in the next chapter of reunification with Russia.
- Gerry Nolan
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